crappies still goin!!

  • z85chevy
    international falls, mn
    Posts: 47
    July 7, 2009 at 8:46 pm #1291003

    with the crazy water temps this year its been tough for me to stay on fish…i had 73 degrees in black bay a week and a half ago..then by last wendsday it was down to 54.5 degrees and last night it was 69 degrees. but it pays to keep at it…the walleyes seem to be a fairly steady bite right now so if the crappies arent goin, i go get some of them!!! this lake is awsome! and the fish are huge!!!

    JasonP
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 1372
    July 7, 2009 at 9:04 pm #788908

    holy slabs!

    ace_hurlburt
    Stillwater MN / Houston Tx
    Posts: 131
    July 7, 2009 at 9:06 pm #788910

    nice catch of slabs!!! What were you getting the crappies on?

    Ace

    z85chevy
    international falls, mn
    Posts: 47
    July 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm #788914

    hammered gold spinners trolling 1 mph or less….long lining with no sinker.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22546
    July 7, 2009 at 9:21 pm #788917

    Where did you get that mini can of Dr. Pepper ????

    big G

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    July 7, 2009 at 9:50 pm #788933

    I see those 6 oz cans of Dr. Pepper at Wally World! Really nice slabbers there.

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    July 7, 2009 at 9:58 pm #788937

    Awesome specks, that had to be some fun

    Enjoy the eats

    z85chevy
    international falls, mn
    Posts: 47
    July 7, 2009 at 10:32 pm #788909

    lol!!! i might have to get one though…thats funny! i suppose i should have taken the pics on a ruler instead of a can…

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    July 8, 2009 at 12:12 am #788955

    Those will make a very nice main course. Way to go Z85CHEVY. We have had a case of the roller coaster water temperatures also, a cold front with a cool rain will really bring that water temp down fast.

    nice creel

    arklite881south
    Posts: 5660
    July 8, 2009 at 2:24 am #788979

    Nice Crappies 85!! I haven’t been back in there, but know some older fellas hook those crappies all summer doing the same thing you mentioned!! I bet you hooked a few nice walleyes doing the same thing!! They Make that can of Dr.Pepper look pretty small!!

    Sharon
    Moderator
    SE Metro
    Posts: 5475
    July 8, 2009 at 3:02 am #788984

    Quote:

    Where did you get that mini can of Dr. Pepper ????


    Seriously though those are nice crappies! They sure don’t look like that down here in the cities.

    arklite881south
    Posts: 5660
    July 8, 2009 at 12:58 pm #789041

    Hey Sharon,

    Crappies upwards of 2lbs are not uncommon. Last year our 3 biggest were over 16 inches with the biggest slab measuring 16.5 inches weighing 2lbs 9oz!! We’ll have to start putting 2liter bottles next to the papermouths!!

    z85chevy
    international falls, mn
    Posts: 47
    July 8, 2009 at 2:03 pm #789063

    hey chris!

    as usual you are right on…one night we got 6 14 to 16 inch walleyes in there with 4-5 crappies mixed in, and the next night we got a limit of 12 to 15 inch crappies!!! then last night we got 9, 4 walleyes and 5 crappies…didnt keep any though…i only keep fish if im going to eat them that night or the next day, the look on the boys face when he had to throw back his 14.5 inch crappie was like i just shot his dog or something…yet a good lesson to learn young. still looking for the old elusive 16 incher…
    p.s. that is a 2×12 board in the picture above…

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